THE WOLFS HEARTBEAT

CHAPTER THREE: IN DETENTION

CHAPTER THREE-IN DETENTION

The next morning, Vicky didn’t want to go to school. “How would I face all my classmates and friends? Either way, I have no choice but to go and face the music”, he thought.When he was done preparing for school, he went downstairs to and found his parents discussing in low tones. He decided to eavesdrop.“I’m scared of the future Franca”, Troy stated.“So am I! Vicky’s powers are coming to limelight. If we don’t do something about it soon, we could be paving the way for world domination!”, Franca replied.“The prophecy is slowly coming to fulfillment. A lot has happened since he was born and more are bound to happen if we don’t do something. I can’t even come up with any ideas”.“We will figure it out. In the meantime, Vicky must not find out about this”.“Find out about what mum?” Vicky asked entering the room.“Oh, it’s nothing serious my love. Come on, we need to get going”, Franca immediately stated, signaling to Troy to back her up. “If you say so then, so be it. I want to believe you’re not lying to me. I could tell something is wrong”, Vicky replied and ate his breakfast.Moments later, Vicky arrived at school. The stern look on everyone’s faces frightened him. No one wanted to speak to him. Slowly, he showed his parents to the principal’s office and went for his detention. “Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, it’s so nice having you here”, the principal greeted. “Sure, our son told us about your invitation and we had to honor it”, Troy responded. “Great! So are you aware of your son’s severe anger issues? Does it stem from unresolved domestic trauma? Mrs. Thomas, you’re a mother, surely you must know your son very well. His behavior yesterday was way out of line”, the principal said.“Ma, you see, Uhm, my son barely speaks at home. We don’t offend him at home in any way or do things to provoke him. This is the first time seeing him this way and honestly, I’m surprised myself”, Franca replied looking at her nails, hoping that her low bent head would hide the fear on her face. “I hope you know he beat those students till they bled. That’s abnormal. Funny thing is that he said he didn’t even know when he did it”, Mrs. Paulina stated. “I apologize for his behavior Ma. I can assure you that we will talk to him and ensure that this never occurs again. Just let us talk to him”, Troy said. “He’s in detention. The next time this happens, I will have no choice but to expel him. I consider the safety of my students above any emotions or sentiments. Talk to Vicky, or he won’t be so lucky next time”, Mrs. Paulina reiterated. Troy looked at his wife and they both shared the same look…fear.On their way home, the couple had a little row. “It’s your fault all this is happening Franca”, Troy said, “If you had just sit your ass down at home without wandering off looking for stupid berries to eat, I bet none of this would be happening!”.“Oh so it’s my fault? Did I ask to be pregnant? God forbid I have a pregnancy craving! Do you think I chose for this to happen? I almost lost my life Troy, and you have the nerve to blame me? Unbelievable!” Franca responded. Her voice was shaky; there was a lump already built up in her throat. She held back the tears with all her might.Troy went silent. “Let’s just go home. I think we’ve had enough for one day”, he said eventually. Franca nodded and he started the car.Meanwhile, Vicky was still in detention, thinking about his unruly behavior the previous day. He wondered how he could possibly have done so much damage in so little time. His victims were bigger than him, yet somehow he had such strength that surpassed theirs. A lot needed explanation as none of it made sense to him.Just as he was thinking to himself, he heard a voice say to him, “You have a destiny to fulfill. Why hold back your greatness? You ought to be feared. You will lead the revolution against mankind”.Great! It’s not enough that he hurt people, now he’s hearing voices. “Am I going insane? Who the hell said that? Show yourself you coward!” Vicky asked looking around the empty room. His heart was racing so fast it could beat out of his chest. He got no response, so he repeated himself and the voice spoke back.“You are a Sendokan; warrior and head of the demons of the fifth world. You will lead us in the ultimate battle to reclaim the world which humans denied us many years ago.”“Lies! Prove it then, prove I am a demon or Sendokan or whatever you call it”, Vicky stated, fear very much evident in his voice. Just then, a wind blew him over to the wall, and just then he looked at his shadow. He had a horn on his head, he looked nothing like his physical self: huge, muscular, not in a human form. He was a freaking beast! Vicky fell to the ground yelling and crying. Just as he was still screaming, someone entered the room.“Stay back! You’re messing with me. That is not me! I am not what I saw. This is all a lie! You better stay right where you are or I will hurt you!”, Vicky screamed at the intruder. His eyes were red and wide, breathing heavily and sweating profusely.“Vicky, are you alright? It’s just me. My name is Maya. I was passing by and I heard you screaming so I thought you were in danger. I just want to help you. Whatever it was you saw, I can assure you that wasn’t me. Please just trust me, I’m here to help”, Maya said gently walking towards the absolutely petrified Vicky. Vicky was still shaking when Maya came close enough to calm him down. When he had fully relaxed, he felt safe in her presence. She was soft-spoken and gentle; the one person who has spoken to him since the incident. She didn’t judge him. He felt safe enough to explain everything to her. “Well, that explains yesterday!”She stated after he had finished. “What do you mean?” Vicky asked. “Well, you said you felt possessed right? I think you might have powers, demonic powers. The Sendonkans? I’ve read about them before. What I don’t understand is how you became one of them, and yet you’re a human”, she replied. “What are they?”“The Sendonkans were expelled from Earth many centuries ago by the Earth’s protectors. Back then, humans and demons shared the planet. However, the Sendonkans became greedy and wanted to own the world fully. Because of this, the Protectors feared that their greed for more power could cause an imbalance between humans and demons, so they were banished to protect the peace. I think they’re back to get revenge, and ironically, you, a human, or should I say half-human half-demon, is supposed to lead them. This is crazy! I never really thought the legend was true until today”, Maya narrated.Vicky held his head in his hands. “What the hell is happening to me? I’m a demon? Are my parents demons too? I have a million questions and yet no answers”.“Maybe you can start there, at home. Have you heard your parents talk about this before?”, Maya asked. “I heard the say something about powers, a secret or some prophesy, but I didn’t quite understand what they meant.”, Vicky replied. “Interesting! You have to get out of detention. We have some investigation to do”, Maya said. “We? I don’t think you should even be involved in this. Why are you helping me?”, Vicky asked. Although he felt safe in her presence, he still didn’t trust her. He didn’t trust anyone at this point.“Just let me help you okay? You seem like a sweet person, I just want to help you get to the bottom of this. If you don’t trust me or think I may be one of them, I don’t blame you. You’re just scared. I’ll help you get out of detention. Let me talk to the principal, I may be able to convince her to let you go. I’ll be back before you can button your shirt”, she said walking out of the room. Vicky looked at himself. He looked pretty rough. By the time he could raise his head, Maya had sauntered out of the room.Half an hour later, Maya returned with good news. “I told you I’d get you out of here. She agreed. Before you asked how I convinced her, I told her I’d watch you for any further outbursts. So, think of me as your guardian angel in school now, okay?” She had this huge smile on her face that gave him hope. She was just nice for no reason. “Let’s go. We have a lot to find out”, Maya irked him. “Whatever you say ma’am”, Vicky replied with a little smile. He walked towards the smiley angelic face standing at the door. “Thank you for helping me with this Maya”, he said and found himself hugging her. There was something about her that made him trust her slightly. “It’s okay, we will sort this out together, I promise”, Maya responded, and they both left the room.